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1974 • 1h 52min • PG • Drama, Romance

Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore

"A movie for everyone who has ever dreamed of a second chance."

After her husband dies, Alice and her son, Tommy, leave their small New Mexico town for California, where Alice hopes to make a new life for herself as a singer. Money problems force them to settle in Arizona instead, where Alice takes a job as waitress in a small diner.

IMDb 7.3

RT 89%

MC 78

Director

Martin Scorsese

Writer

Robert Getchell

Composer

Richard LaSalle

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Ellen Burstyn

Alice Hyatt

Alfred Lutter

Tommy

Kris Kristofferson

David

Harvey Keitel

Ben Eberhardt

Diane Ladd

Flo

Lelia Goldoni

Bea

Billy Green Bush

Donald Hyatt

Jodie Foster

Audrey

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Kris Kristofferson David

Harvey Keitel Ben Eberhardt

Diane Ladd Flo

Lelia Goldoni Bea

Billy Green Bush Donald Hyatt

Jodie Foster Audrey

Valerie Curtin Vera

Vic Tayback Mel

Murray Moston Jacobs

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Lane Bradbury Rita Eberhardt

Mia Bendixsen Alice - Age 8

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